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    MOT and seat runners

    My 1981 Mk 1 roadster is due for a MOT when I have finished working on the engine, No1 piston had once again broken between the rings. My local MOT garage told me today I would need to fit seat runners. These have never been fitted, Marlin seats have always been bolted directly through the plywood floor. Different holes for different leg lengths, if I had runners fitted the seat would be raised causing me to be looking through the windscreen surround. Is this a definite new ruling? I could not find any definite information anywhere.

    David.
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    Re: MOT and seat runners

    I would use a different garage for your MOT as whats the difference to bolting seat runners to the floor Vs the seat without runners ?.

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    • #3
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      I think this link may be of interest to you http://www.pistonheads.com/news/defa...?storyId=25433

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      • #4
        Re: MOT and seat runners

        This is a concern to me too but I think I have resolved it...

        Screen Shot 2012-11-08 at 20.32.23.jpg

        The operative bit is "Original design characteristics to be accepted". Tell the tester to read his manual a bit more carefully, nicely, of course!

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          Re: MOT and seat runners

          My mot tester just asked me if the seats move. I just said they didnt. No problems. But i do know him well and done the test with him at my cousins garage. But he would never let anything dangerous go through still had the usual advisories of course lol.

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            Re: MOT and seat runners

            My guy just checked to see the seats were bolted down securely. sounds like you need to go elsewhere in future.

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            • #7
              Re: MOT and seat runners

              Many thanks for all the replies. The owner of the garage confirmed he would fail my Roadster for having a non-adjustable driver's seat, but if I argued he would ring VOSA for their interpretation of the new admendments. I sent VOSA an e-mail and their reply is as follows: "If a seat has been replaced with one that bolts directly to the floor [or that was the original design], then clearly it has no adjustment mechanism so it should not be failed for it not working"

              Good result, and I hopes this shows that VOSA are on our side. David

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